Angola were forced to settle for a draw with Mauritania in the Africa Cup of Nations after Geraldo’s 90th-minute goal was disallowed. Angola now need to beat Group E leaders Mali in their final group game on Tuesday to qualify for the last 16, while Mauritania end their group campaign against Tunisia the same day. Angola should have come into the game high on confidence following an impressive 1-1 draw with Tunisia in their AFCON opener but they struggled to break down a resolute Mauritania side. However, tournament debutants Mauritania, who earned their first AFCON point with this draw, more than matched Angola for large periods and improved as the game went on. They twice went close through Adama Ba and Ismael Diakite but Angola defended ably on both occasions.

Source: Punch June 30, 2019 02:48 UTC